William F. Bahl

WILLIAM F. BAHL is co-founder and owner of Bahl & Gaynor, Inc. Prior to
forming Bahl & Gaynor, Mr. Bahl was Senior Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer of the Northern Trust Company in Chicago. His
responsibilities included the establishment of investment policy,
strategy, and risk control procedures for over $38 billion under
management. In addition to the above, Mr. Bahl directly managed a $200
million domestic equity common fund. Prior to joining Northern Trust in
1985, Mr. Bahl was Vice President and Chief Investment officer for The
Fifth Third bank in Cincinnati; responsible for $2.5 billion under
management. His responsibilities also included the management of large
performance oriented eleemosynary, pension, and personal relationships.
He joined Fifth Third in 1978. From 1974 to 1978, Mr. Bahl was an
Investment Officer for the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh responsible for the
management of large family and endowment relationships. He received his
Bachelors of Business Administration (1972) ‘With High Honors’,
University of Florida; and Masters of Business Administration (1973)
‘With Distinction’, University of Michigan. Mr. Bahl is also a Chartered
Financial Analyst with the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts
and a Chartered Investment Counselor (1991). Mr. Bahl’s affiliations
include: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Country Day
School; Trustee, the Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati; Member, Cincinnati
Society of Financial Analysts; Member, Indian Hill Church; Leadership
Cincinnati Class VIII; Past Board of Trustees, Chicago Society of
Financial Analysts; Past Chairman of the Board, The Deaconess Hospital,
Cincinnati; Past President, Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts.
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